Prior to dress shopping, Becky declared she’d not have a big train or blusher…but then THE dress, showing a hint of pink, stole her heart.  And the blusher was the cake topper.  The lesson here for current and future brides: keep an open mind!!  This is one of my favorite dresses I’ve ever seen!!

Guests waved American flags as they exited!

Charlie, can we photograph your wedding someday?

Jared, who loves records, bought this gramophone while serving in Iraq.  It played their first dance song, The Way You Look Tonight by Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee Crosby.  MELT!

MJ’s Thiller, of course

Whew, that was a fun one!  Thank you, thank you Becky, Jared and families for a super, spectacular day.

Socknotes (aka Footnotes):

Wedding Coordination and Design – Suzanne Atkinson-Helt

Hair by Karen Richey, Shez Amee Salon (812-232-4949)

Dress by Martina Liana

Shoes by Kate Spade

Ceremony at St. Benedict Catholic Church

Reception at The Ohio Building

Flowers by Poplar Flower Shop

Print items by Goetz Printing (812) 232-6504

Catering by Edibles Catering

Cake by Tiers of Elegance

Entertainment by Showtime Music

Some of the coolest sisters I know.

Socknotes (aka footnotes):

Kurtis (foreground) is quite the attention-getter.   I have no idea what happened here but love the look on these girls’ faces!

I was lucky to join the ladies for some pre-wedding Zumba!  I never felt so uncoordinated…but it was tons of fun!  I’d definitely recommend some Zumba as a way to shake the wedding nerves along with your hips.

Hair Express stood by their name…10 hairdos in 1 hour 45 minutes.  Nice work!  That was just the starter to their Prom day of 43 up-dos.

The beautiful St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

These stunning musicians played for the Groom’s parents’ wedding.  How special to have them involved!  It was easily the best music and voices we’ve heard at a ceremony.

Flowers by The Flower Bin.  Always fabulous.

Reception and Catering @ The Ohio Building

Cake and cupcakes by Tiers of Elegance.  Can we just say Tiers of Deliciousness?

Entertainment by Dave and Rae (accompanied by wedding guest bongo player who is a percussionist in real-life!)

Guaranteed good music – love them!

And how sweet is Rae?!

It was a beautiful and hot Indiana summer day, perfect with a pop of pink bridesmaid’s dresses, and we were thrilled about the sun shining through the church’s west wall of stained glass.  It made for a beautiful backdrop, fitting for such a sparkling couple. Ashley and Sylas are so fun-loving, so warm…and their family, friends and guests exude the same feelings!  Now that’s the kind of wedding we love.

Ashley, Sylas and families – thank you having us along for the celebration!!

And hats off to the vendors!

Hair and Makeup by Reflections Salon – (812) 446-4247

Flowers by The Flower Bin – (812) 268-3636

Ceremony @ Memorial United Methodist Church

Wedding Coordinator – Simple to Elegant

Reception @ Idle Creek Banquet Center – (812) 299-4653

Cake by Donna Gummere – (812) 249-2825

Videography by Special Moments Video

Music by Footloose DJ

I’m not sure that we’ve made this quite clear enough here on the blog, but Jen and I love Terre Haute.  Both of our families are originally from there, it’s where we met, and both of us have some really special memories there.  Plus, it’s a nice break being able to get from one side of town to the other in 10 min.  Something else that Terre Haute has is Christen and Chris.  You may remember them from a Engagement shoot that we did at Oliver Winery.  We were really excited to be able to document their Wedding.  It took place at a couple of our favorite spots – St Joe’s and St. Mary of the Woods.  Everything was so beautiful!  Have a look…

The ladies had taken over the boardroom in the SpringHill Suites Marriott hotel.

Chris’ gift!

The man himself!

Christen looked amazing!!!

My goodness, that’s a cute group of ladies!!!

Clearing out the last little bit of nerves before she headed down the aisle.

I love having Jennifer to shoot with every wedding!  Look at this, that girl’s amazing!!!

Haha!  Sneaky Jen caught this right after they came out of the sanctuary.  You have to watch her!

Quick stop to refill the cooler!

The slideshow was a great touch!

Really!?!  A “Grind-Line?”  I haven’t seen one of these since early high school!

We had to give a quick shout-out to Carl and Beth Anne.  We actually met Christen and Chris while shooting their Wedding.  Their Reception is in the top 5 of all time greatest parties!!!

Beth Anne and Carl were clients of weddings past, Christen and Chris are our clients of weddings present and Sarah and Tom (shown below) are our clients of weddings future.  They’re getting married in ’10 at The White Chapel!  We can’t wait!!!

Christen and Chris – Thank you two so much for allowing us to take part in your beautiful Wedding.  We truly enjoyed ourselves.  There’s much more to come in the way of photos, and we look forward to having you see them.  For now, enjoy these, and have fun on your honeymoon!!!

Thanks for reading, have a wonderful day!